STATE ASSESSMENTS
Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015), requires states to annually administer a single statewide English language proficiency (ELP) assessment to all English learners (ELs) enrolled in grades K-12. The primary purpose of this mandate is to ensure that all students graduate high school ready for college and career. To fulfill this requirement, Idaho districts administer ACCESS for ELLs (ACCESS) between January and March each year. Results are used to measure and monitor student progress, inform and enhance educator pedagogy, and ensure that a district’s language instruction educational program is proven effective in helping students overcome English language barriers.
Administered to potential English Learners (ELs) to determine eligibility for entrance into a district's Language Instruction Educational Program. Ongoing results
Idaho’s Reading Indicator (IRI) is administered to all K-3 public school students. IRI is an early reading screener and diagnostic assessment. The screener is mandatory for Idaho public school students in the Fall and Spring with optional winter administration. Progress monitoring is available to all students.
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State and National results for NAEP grades 4 and 8, national results for grade 12.
DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS
Important short screeners to quickly inform instructional practices, address gaps, and enhance learning throughout the school year.
Idaho mandates that students take the United States Citizenship Test per Idaho Code §33-1602.7. Students can take the test any time after enrolling in Grade 7 and can retake it until passing. Districts have the autonomy to select questions from the United States Citizenship Naturalization Test and determine formatting and passing scores. Testing is permitted from 7th to 12th grade.
Note: The instructions on the assessment by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS website, are not the rules for district administration, but for someone to become a U.S. Citizen, please disregard.
The state will not establish a defined test window for this assessment. We expect most students will take the assessment in their Junior or Senior year of high school, however, the law allows students to take the test any time after entering the 7th grade. The student may repeat the test as many times as is necessary in order to obtain a passing score.
ISAT inrterims are used periodically throughout the school year to help prepare students for the summative ISAT assessment.
Teacher use the interims as a formative assessment to determine areas that students need additional support in.
Istation monthly progress monitoring- Istation monthly ISIP is given in grade k-8 in the areas of Reading and Math. They give information on how the student is progressin the the two content areas compared to peers. Data is used for teachers to adjust instruction to meet the stuednts needs.
OTHER STATE TESTING
Idaho employs the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten to kindergarten and first-semester grade-one students, and the WIDA Screener to secondsemester grade 1-12 students as one part of Idaho’s English learner (EL) identification process.
Administered to potential English Learners (ELs) to determine eligibility for entrance into a district's Language Instruction Educational Program. Ongoing results
Completed for students with significant cognitive impairments who meet IDAA participation criteria. Must be completed once a year before a student can test.
Idaho offers the SAT to all public high school juniors and the PSAT/NMSQT to all public high school sophomores at no cost to districts, schools, parents, or students.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT AND ELIGIBILITY | Districts and charter schools must offer a state-sponsored college entrance exam to their students. The guide outlines school and student requirements and exceptions.
FEE WAIVER BENEFITS | Eligible students can receive a fee waiver for SAT and ACT and additional benefits. Contact the local school for the next step.
SCHOLARSHIPS | Contact the local school for additional information.
Content on the PSAT/NMSQT is very similar to the SAT, with Reading and Writing and Math sections.
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Teacher teams combine these assessments with other evidence of student learning throughout the year to help create the effective learning activities to address priority standards at each grade level and in each subject.
